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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  act on
       v 1: carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter soon?"
            [syn: pursue, follow up on]
       2: regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain
          information, ideas, or advice; "The Founding Fathers acted
          on certain moral principles"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  act on
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 δρω (αποφασιστικά) βάσει συμβολής, δρω βάσει συμπεράσματος
     2 κινητοποιούμαι κατά, δρω ενάντια σε/εναντίον
     3 (ετ ιατρ en) επηρεάζω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  act on
     vb.
     1 To act decisively on the basis of information received or deduced.
     2 Το act accordingly to a (usually sublimated) desire or impulse.
     3 To take action against something.
     4 (lb en medicine) To affect something.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  act on
     vb.
     1 To act decisively on the basis of information received or deduced.
     2 Το act accordingly to a (usually sublimated) desire or impulse.
     3 To take action against something.
     4 (lb en medicine) To affect something.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  act on
     vb.
     1 To act decisively on the basis of information received or deduced.
     2 Το act accordingly to a (usually sublimated) desire or impulse.
     3 To take action against something.
     4 (lb en medicine) To affect something.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  act on
     vb.
     1 To act decisively on the basis of information received or deduced.
     2 Το act accordingly to a (usually sublimated) desire or impulse.
     3 To take action against something.
     4 (lb en medicine) To affect something.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  act on
     Englanti vb.
     noudattaa (neuvoa, ehdotusta tms.), toimia t. ryhtyä toimeen jonkin
  pohjalta

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  act on /ˈakt ˈɒn/
  chovat se

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  act on /ˈakt ˈɒn/
  zachovat se

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  act on /ˈakt ˈɒn/ 
  1. vaikuttaa
  (medicine) affect
  2. toimia jonkin perusteella
  act decisively
  3. torjua
  address an issue

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  act on /æktwʌn/
  agir selon, respecter, suivre

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  54 Moby Thesaurus words for "act on":
     act upon, affect, approach, bear a hand, bear upon, concentrate on,
     condemn, decree, do something, do something about, doom, draw,
     draw on, exert influence, find, find against, find for, focus on,
     get cozy with, get with it, go, influence, lead on, lift a finger,
     lobby, lobby through, magnetize, make advances, make overtures,
     make up to, maneuver, operate on, order, pass judgment,
     pass sentence, proceed, proceed with, pronounce,
     pronounce judgment, pronounce on, pull strings, report,
     return a verdict, rule, sentence, strike a blow, take a hand,
     take action, take measures, take steps, treat, utter a judgment,
     wire-pull, work on
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  按照…而行动

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     v. 对…起作用,按…行动

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